Just because they say it's impossible doesn't mean you can't do it.

The man who can drive himself further once the effort gets painful is the man who will win.

The essence of sports is that while you're doing it, nothing else matters, but after you stop, there is a place, generally not very important, where you would put it.

I enjoy singing, and the instruments which truly move me are the horn, the trumpet and the cello.

I found longer races boring. I found the mile just perfect.

I wanted to be a neurologist. That seemed to be the most difficult, most intriguing, and the most important aspect of medicine, which had links with psychology, aggression, behavior, and human affairs.

Without the concentration of the mind and the will, performance would not result.